One day I had a surprise when I saw a long low island in the foggy mist. By my reckoning the nearest land was 360 miles away. Then it …
When I got below, my oilskins off, sitting on the settee in glorious comfort sipping a bowl of tomato soup, I had a wonderful sense of achievement. It was …
Everything seemed to go wrong in that week. I ended it up on the night of 2 July by freeing Miranda and leaving the yacht to sail herself through …
Throwing a Wobble I sleep fitfully and half wake several times but try to fall asleep again. Suddenly I am wide awake, thinking I have overslept, it must be …
Homeward Bound After flying for 700 km the first stopover is Cambridge Bay at 5.15 a.m. and I get off for 15 minutes to stretch my legs. I look …
The Dome is constructed from geodesic aluminium, 50 metres in diameter at the base and approximately 17 metres high at its apex. The entrance is down a long, gloomy …
The plane has a GPS but Max feels it’s not too accurate and needs adjusting. Anyhow he is confident he knows the fastest and most direct route. We fly …
Antarctic Dreams My primary dream of travelling to the Antarctic and then on to the South Pole had long pre-dated my great desire to reach the North Pole. Now …
Amundsen and Scott Stood Here We are flying over really magnificent scenery and I am still amazed that there are mountains so far south. I had somehow imagined there …
Final goodbye time and it’s better to go quickly. It’s painful leaving. One day I will return to the ice. Just a few more waves then Lorna, Robert, Ian …